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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Harry 
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W. Jensen, DC, who passed away on January 21, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Harry Jensen, DC, was born on May 20, 1929 in 
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Chicago; he was the child of Harry T. and Hattie L. Jensen; he 
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married Joan Pauline Bowers in 1955; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Harry Jensen, DC, received his education in 
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Chicago at Carl Schurz High School, where he enjoyed athletics, 
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including football and wrestling; a neck injury brought the 
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benefits of chiropractic care to his attention, which, in turn, 
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caused him to enroll at the National College of Chiropractic, 
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where he received his degree as a Doctor of Chiropractic and 
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Naturopathy in 1951; Dr. Jensen was a board certified Diplomat 
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of the American Board of Chiropractic Internists (DABCI); and
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Harry Jensen generously served his country and 
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community; he proudly served in the Illinois National Guard 
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with the 33rd Division, 132nd Infantry Regiment Medical Company 
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from 1950 to 1956; he was active in the Sterling-Rock Falls 
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Jaycees, serving as President in 1963; he was an active member 
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of the Sterling Rotary since 1972 and served on the Board of 
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Directors of the Sterling Chamber of Commerce from 1978 to 
 


 






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1980; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Harry Jensen, DC, worked to improve the 
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chiropractic profession; he was a member of the American 
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Chiropractic Association since 1951 and a member of the 
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Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research since 1971; 
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Dr. Jensen was a member of the Council on Diagnostic Imaging, 
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the Council on Chiropractic Orthopedics, and the Council on 
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Internal Diagnosis and Family Practice; Dr. Jensen was a member 
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of the Illinois Chiropractic Society Board of Directors for 17 
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years and served as the organization's President for two terms 
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in 1975 and 1976; Dr. Jensen was elected Illinois Chiropractor 
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of the Year in 1978; he practiced in Illinois from 1951 until 
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his retirement on December 23, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Harry Jensen devoted his time to a higher cause; 
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he served two three year terms on the St. Paul Lutheran Church 
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Council from 1962-1964 and from 1975-1977, also serving as 
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President of the church council in 1964 and 1977 and later as 
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the church council's Treasurer in 1990; he also taught Sunday 
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school at St. Paul's for 17 years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Harry Jensen is survived by his wife, Joan 
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Pauline Jensen; their six children and twenty grandchildren and 
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one great-grandchild, including Julie (William) Yemm and their 
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children Elizabeth (Christopher) Coon, Paul, Christina, Steve, 
 


 






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and Allie; Linda (Robert) Jennings and their children Robby, 
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Samantha, and Dana; Thomas (Michelle) and their children Gavin, 
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Elliot, and Alena; Joan (Jeff) March and their children Morgan 
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and Anjelica; William (Barbara Jean) and their children William 
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David and Theresa Ann, and William David's son, William Eason; 
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and Karen (Andrew) Langsam and their children Christina, Luke, 
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Grace, Joshua, and Caroline; he is also survived by his sister, 
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Marilyn Thomas, and her children; his cousins, Betty, Jeri, 
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Jackie, and Diana; and his many other relatives; therefore, be 
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it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Dr. 
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Harry W. Jensen, DC; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Dr. Harry W. Jensen as an expression 
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of our sympathy.